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Marketing/Sales Documents		Data Sheets, Charts, Product Comparisons
Manuals		Technical Manuals
Release Notes		Software Release Notes and errata
Application Notes and Technical Bulletins		Application Notes and Technical Bulletins. Documents operation or use of ZFx86
ZFx86 BIOS Updates		Download of ZFx86 BIOS files is restricted. Click in this box for information on obtaining the ZFx86 BIOS.
Reference Designs		Reference design schematics and files. Design has been built and tested/validated
Reference Design Cells		Tested/Validated hardware and/or software. Tested via IDS or known ZFx86 test platform.
Reference Designs, Paper		A paper-only description in the form of software code or schematic that has not been tested or validated
ZFx86 Software and Drivers		ZFx86 interfaces and misc software
ZFx86 Software Tools and Utilities		Software Tools for development and testing
Shareware and Non-ZF-Supported Software (user contributed)		Software contributed by ZF customers. It is not supported by ZF, but may be helpful
Engineering Notes		Product technical notifications and specification changes.

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Marketing			Manuals
Item	PDF	ZIP	Item	PDF	ZIP
ZFx86 PC-on-a-Chip Datasheet (DS-0001) Size: 124K. Date: 2009-04-15 *NEW 2009*			ZFx86 Data Book (Rev D), PDF Size: 5.6Mb. ZIP Size: 3.8Mb. Date: 6-2-06
ZF FailSafe� BIOS Datasheet (DS-0003) Size: 109K Date: 2009-04-15 *NEW 2009*			ZFx86 Easy Embedded PC Quick Start Guide (EEPC HW quickstart rev 1.1), Size: 385K Date: 2009-06-10 NEW 2009
ZFx86 Easy Embedded PC Datasheet (DS-0005) Size: 111K. Date: 2009-07-10 *NEW 2009*			Boot Up ROM (BUR) Programming Manual. Size: 935k. Date: 1-10-02. P/N 9100-0068-00 (Being updated - Temporarily unavailable)
SOC Feature Comparison (DS-0006) Size: 47K. Date 2009-05-14. NEW 2009			ZFx86 Ball Grid Array Mechanical. Size: 437K. Date: 2009-06-10. *NEW 2009*
ZFx86 Lowest Cost Solution Comparison Sheet (DS-0007) Size: 66K Date 2009-05-14. NEW 2009
DR DOS for the ZFx86 (DS-0008) Size 89K Date: 2009-05-15 *NEW 2009*			ZFx86 Footprint Library Element, Size: 22K. Date: 2-5-01
Easy Embedded PC Quick Start Parts Kit Datasheet (DS-0009) Size 57K. Date: 2009-07-09 NEW 2009			Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (same as on website FAQ page, but in PDF)
ZFx86 Power Measurements Sheet (9100-0058-00 Rev D), 144K Date 5-7-01.
ZFx86 FailSafe Boot Overview Sheet (9100-0059-00), Size: 266K. Date 3-20-01.
"Chaos to Zen: Simplifying x86 BIOS Management"—Article explains use of ZEB editor for easing BIOS management. Size: 552K. Date: 8/1/01			Phoenix BIOS User Manual. Size: 412K. Date: 9-1-00. P/N 9110-0014-00.
FailSafe Whitepaper: 92K. Date 9-10-01.			Z-Tag Manager User Manual (ver 1.9 rev C). Size: 1.0Mb. Date: 11-27-01. P/N 9100-0060-01C

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Release Notes and Application Notes			Application Notes
Item	PDF	ZIP	Item	PDF	ZIP
Production & EOL Policy (AN-0002) Size: 13K Date: 2009-03-01 *NEW 2009*			ZFx86 Clocking (AN-0004) Size: 220K Date: 2007-03-15
ZFx86 Schematic Checklist (AN-0005), Size: 83K Date: 2009-06-09 *NEW 2009*			ZFx86 Clocking Note (9150-0011-00 Rev D), Size: 63K. Date: 10-2-01
Booting Linux From Flash (9150-0017-00B). Size: 264K. Date: 5-14-01			Booting Software From Flash (9150-0012-00 Rev B), Size: 488K. Date: 5-30-01
Routing ZFx86 Interrupts Note (p/n 9150-0015-00 rev B, Size: 708K, Date: 6-11-01)			ZFx86 Temperature Application Note (9150-0014-00), Size: 100K. Date: 3-19-01
Using BIOS Extension ROM PDF document and ROMEXT.EXE, archived together for convenience. Size: 208K. Date: 7/26/01. P/N 9150-0019-00A			ZFx86 IC Packaging Notice: Moisture Sensitive Devices Label. Discusses baking, shelf life, and other pertinent details. Size: 136K. Date: 4-19-01
Windows CE Platform Builder Developer's Guide (9150-0021-00 Rev A), Size: 268K. Date: 8-7-01 See Also our Windows CE page.			int19 Handler Overview (9150-0016-00). Size: 91K. Date: 5-8-01
Interfacing the Cypress CY229F Clock Chip to the ZFx86 (9150-0022-00), Size: 136K. Date: 8-7-01			MTBF Application Note specifies ZFx86 Mean Time Between Failure data. (9150-0026-00A). Size: 24K. Date: 8-29-01

Engineering Notes
Item	PDF	ZIP	Item	PDF	ZIP
ZFx86 Specification Changes. Size: 16.7K. Date: 10-30-2007.
Z-Tag Workaround. PDF Size: 20.8K. ZIP Size: 420K. Date: 11-08-2006.

Reference Designs			Reference Design Cells
Item	PDF	ZIP	Item	PDF	ZIP
ZFx86 Easy Embedded PC&trade File Set Part 1 includes: Schematic Checklist, ZFx86 Spec Changes, Datasheet Pkg., H/W QuickStart Guide, EEPC Schematic, Cypress Clock Gen. files, OrCad Schematic Database, BOM (.xls). Size: 2.31Mb. Date: 2009-07-09 *NEW 2009*
ZFx86 Easy Embedded PC&trade File Set Part 2 includes: Fabrication Drawings, Gerber Files and PADS PCB Layout Design. Contact ZF for OS S/W and BIOS Firmware files. Size: 7.64Mb. Date: 2009-07-09 *NEW 2009*
ZFx86 Easy Embedded PC Schematic Size: 448K Date 2009-06-10 NEW 2009			Flash (Atmel, AMD)—from ZFx86 Integrated Development System (IDS). See Schematic Page 5. PDF is schematic (296K); ZIP is entire fileset (9.1Mb). Date: 2-5-01
ZFx86 Sandbox Networked Disk System File Set. Includes BOM, Orcad, Pads, Gerbers, and programmed part files. Size: 5.9Mb. Date: 2-5-01			Flash (Intel Strataflash)—from ZFx86 Internet Appliance. See Schematic Page 5. PDF is schematic (365K); ZIP is entire fileset ( 9.1Mb). Date: 2-21-01
ZFx86 Sandbox Networked Disk System Reference Design PDF. Size: 288K. Date: 11-9-00			Memory (DIMM, Micrel)—from ZFx86 Internet Appliance. See Schematic Page 4. PDF is schematic (365K); ZIP is entire fileset ( 9.1Mb). Date: 2-21-01
ZFx86 Internet Appliance File Set. Includes BOM, Orcad, Pads, Gerbers, and programmed part files. Size: 9.1Mb. Date: 2-21-01 (Gerbers added 6-13-01)			Compact Flash —from ZFx86 Sand Box Networked Disk System. See Schematic Page 7. PDF is schematic; ZIP is entire fileset. Date: 2-5-01
ZFx86 Internet Appliance Reference Design PDF. Size: 365K Date: 11-9-00			Disk-On-Chip —from ZFx86 Integrated Development System (IDS). See Schematic Page 5. Note: Disk-on-chip must be placed in FLASH_0 or FLASH_1 and the flash configuration jumper (FLASH 0-4 CS CONF) must be set to select device used. Fileset: (9.1Mb) PDF: (296K). Date: 2-5-01
Dongle Schematic and File Set. Size: 656K Date: 4-16-01, P/N 9410-0021-01			Clocking —from ZFx86 Integrated Development System (IDS). See Schematic Pages 2 and 11. Fileset: (9.1Mb) PDF: (296K). Date: 2-5-01
			Power —from ZFx86 Integrated Development System (IDS). See Schematic Page 10. Fileset: (9.1Mb) PDF: (296K). Date: 2-5-01

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Reference Design—Paper Designs			ZFx86 Design Cells
Item	PDF	ZIP	Item	PDF	ZIP
NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE			NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

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ZFx86 Software and Drivers			ZFx86 Software Tools and Utilities
Item	PDF	ZIP	Item	PDF	ZIP
Win95/98 UDMA IDE Driver, Size: 24K. Date: 2-6-01			Z-Tag Manager (Version 1.9), Size: 2.2Mb. Date: 8-7-01
Linux UDMA Driver, Size: 8K. Date: 2-6-01			Dongle Corruption Fixer software, Size: 44.9K. Date: 1-5-01
			Flash Programmers (AMD, Atmel, Source), Size: 24K. Date: 8-3-01
AMD Flash Demonstration program, Size: 17K. Date: 2-6-01			32KHz.zip (9270-0015-010000). An example program that demonstrates how to configure the ZFx86 to route the 32 KHz Clock signal out the GPIO-0 pin. Requires the Euphoria programming language (see shareware below). Size: 12K. Date: 7-19-01
Bootstraps Display STRAPS program, Size: 8.5K. Date: 3-2-01			GPIO-RW.zip (9270-0016-010000). An example of reading one GPIO pin as an input, and sending output to a second GPIO pin. The program looks for a switch being pressed on GPIO-6, and sends output pulses to GPIO-7 to light a light etc. Requires the Euphoria programming language (see shareware below). Size: 8K. Date: 7-19-01
POST code manipulation program, Size: .9K. Date: 2-7-01
WatchDog sample program, Size: 19.9K. Date: 2-7-01

Option-ROM (extension ROM) Linux Loader v1.00. Date: 5-2-01. Size: 18K
Linux File Set contains a complete working example of a small Linux system booted entirely from flash on the ZFx86 Integrated Development System. Date 5-14-01. Size: 3.1Mb

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Shareware (non-supported contributed software and hardware)
Item	PDF	ZIP	Item	PDF	ZIP
Programming Flash from Serial Port, Size: 177K. Date: 2-8-01			Linux AMD Network Chip Driver, Size: 35.6K. Date: 2-6-01
Running Code before BIOS. Size: 192K. Date: 4-17-01 (Revision A)			This was contributed as a companion to the I2C Linux Driver. It provides basic-level support as a test-tool to scan the I2C and show how to work with the driver. Size: 24K. Date: 5-31-01.
Memory (SODIMM) —from TRI-M. Size: 176K. Date: 1-7-02. The supplied reference schematic is for a 2-64MB SODIMM.			Alternate version of the I2C driver. Includes: a modified version of the i2c-mach.c file, a Philips SAA7118 support class, TI bq2040 support class, and support/test programs. The i2c-mach driver was modified to handle devices that read/write a single byte without a subaddress (the originator had a PIC that did this). There is a I2C_Class.txt file included that describes the OOP classes. Submitted by Dan Parker (Infinetix Corp.) Size: 20K. Date: 3-26-01. Note: file is a TAR archive (machzI2C.tar.gz)
Euphoria Programming Language (freeware). Contains all files needed for installation. Euphoria is an interpreted language used for some of the "Programming Examples" in the ZF download library. Inside this archive is "Euphor22.zip" (the language), "JD.zip" (a library file required for use of I/O Ports), "Ports32.e" (a library file that allows the use of 32-bit I/O Ports), and "Readme.txt" (a brief description of the various files and installation instructions). Size: 588K. Date: 7-19-01			I2C Linux Driver. Size: 4K. Date: 3-26-01
CMOS Dump Utility for ZFx86. It performs a raw dump of the data in the standard and extended CMOS in the ZFx86, and it also shows the compatibility checksum and the ZFx86 BIOS CRC character. Size: 8K. Date: 8-7-01			ZF FailSafe flash recovery demo. Consists of a PDF document and sample code (.ZIP archive). Download both. Size (total of both files): 1MB. Date: 1-10-02.

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